[governance] another example of enhanced cooperation

[McTim]

http://www.turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=20680

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany: The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Institute of Information Security Issues (IISI) have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on increasing
awareness on Internet issues inside Russia.

"Formalizing how ICANN can work together with IISI will help both
organizations reach out to the broader Russian Internet community and
build increased awareness of issues like Internationalized Domain
Names, IPv6 uptake, cybersecurity and domain name development," said
Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN's President and CEO. "This MoU is mutually
beneficial since it will ensure both organizations have a direct
connection into what is happening in the global Internet."

The goal of the MoU is cooperation and information sharing on issues
related to Internet governance, IP addresses, and the Domain Name
System (DNS). To make this happen ICANN and the IISI will work to:

Promote the exchange of information in the field of Internet policy,
and Internet security;
Promote the exchange of publications and documentation on current
activities of each party;
Support the organization of workshops and conferences, and;
Investigate the possibility of organizing joint seminars and projects.
"Together we found very constructive common language and understanding
of the issues facing both organizations," said Vladislav Petrovich
Sherstyuk, IISI's director. "IISI is looking forward to the next
concrete steps, and I am confident in the positive results to come."

The MoU was signed at the Second International Forum on Partnership
Among State, Business Community And Civil Society In Ensuring
Information Security in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. This year the
organizers of the meeting include IISI, ICANN, the International
Academy for Sustainable Development and Technologies at the University
of Karlsruhe, and the German-Russian Forum The George C. Marshall
European Center for Security Studies is also participating in the
event.

A copy of the signed MoU, which was approved by the ICANN Board on 23
January 2008, will be available on the ICANN website.

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Cheers,

McTim
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